Daily Republican., 1887-10-10
W aPrsn Club Sports.

"sFhou NiuD 5ROfu.
Between 800 and 800 persons assem-
bled TO witness the games Of the War
rem Athletic Club on Saturday after.
noon. Many OF the spectators we're
ladies'. Perfect order was kept during
the exercises. Tho weather could NOT
have been better, and the track WAS
very EAST" but the athletes were
"off." Athletes were present from the
New York Athletic Club, Athletic Club
OF the Schuykill Navy, Manhattan
Athletic Club and the Fifth Regiment
OF Baltimore. The athletes are eli
sentlemanly behaved sort OF mon. The
programme was oil carried out and the |
events were all well contested. They
were rs follows:
Event No. 1-150 yards race for those
who had never won . FIRST prize. This
wss won by Gerry L. Mynich In 18 sec.
onds, W. P. 6poerl second.
Event No &lc0 yards hand leap race
for Millard Davis prize. Four heats.
Eirst heat Was won BY Samuel Jones;
no other contestants; second heat WAS Q
tie between W. q. White and @. M.
Smith, both Of the New York Athletic
Club; third heat WAS won by A. W, 8.
CochrAne, Now York Athletic Club, In
10 2 8 seconds; fourth heat by Lewis O.
Lewis Of Chester, In 10 . seconds.
2vent No. was q one mile bicycle
race for the Wilmington Wheel Club
championship. It WAS won by B. Frank
Mcdaniel In 8 minutes 10 seconds; q.
Wallis Merrihew second. In starting
Bertolette fell from his machine, and
though he pluckily remounted be was
practically thrown ont OF the race.
Event No. 400 yards dash for tho
Inanvsa ~ Rataa In oa onA th.
championship Of Delaware. II was won
easily by John p. Hyatt In 10 Q 8 SEQ
londs; Clement 8 Wood second.
Event No. 6Running broad Jump.
The COD testants were A. A Jordan, j.
T, Rhinehart, w. NJ. MAokderniott, j.
II. Terry, q q. Kurtz. Isaac Kinds and
, Lewis o. Lewis This event WAS won
, By Lewis with 81 fee. 20H In. Lewis
actual jump was 10 feet ~ in. Mack
dermott second.
Event No. 6-22O yards handic,p. In
this event there we're six starters. II
was won BY @. NJ. Smith, N. Y. A. q
In q As seconds; A. Schroeder, OF the
same club, second.
Event No. 7-Throwing l6-pound
hammer. Contestants, g. A. j. q ieck
berner, W. ]. M. Barry and W. L.
C,oudon, all Of the New York Athletic
Oluo. 1t was won by W. l. Coudon,
with 81 feet IL 1-2 inches; W. J. M
: Barry, second.
4 Event No. S-Half mile run, (club)
a. P.Gilmors won In 2.27 s; William
Allen, second.
= yards handicap race. Lewis g. Lewis
OF Chester, with 8 yards handicap, wor
iu 10 seconds. The contest WAS between
W. q. White, the scratch man, and g
NJ. Smith, both of the N. Y. A. 9
White won In 10 seconds. According
to the rules Of the N. 7. A. c., Whit,
will receive Q gold medal from his olut
h for beating the standard OF 10 1.5 SEQ
onds.
q Event No. 10-Running high jump
handicap. This event was won by j
k. Terry, Athletic Club Of Schuylkil
- Navy, who jumped feet 81 In. Levi
q Lewis OF Chester second Among th'
ssveu contestants was j. G. RhinshsIt
,. N. Y. A. c., who withdrew on sccoun
II OF sore foot. Rhinehsrt was scrstcl
man.
Event No. 11-One mile bicycl
scratch race. Won hands down by II
B Swariz, Reading Club. in 3 minute
4 8 seconds; f. N. Dsmpman, Honey
brook, Pa second.
Event No. 12-Running broad jump
| Warren Club, won by j. T. Hud. on,
y feet 81 inches; W. p. Spoerl second.
Event No. 13-One mile run, hand
cap. won by G. Y. Gilbert, N. Y. A. O.
= in minutes 36 10 seconds; A. Schroe
der, same club, second.
Event NJ. 14-120 yards hurdle race
handicap, WAS won by Lewis O. Levi
of Chester In 10 1,5 seconds; A. A. Jol
dan, N. Y. A. O., second. Jordan wa
beaten on the fat. No record was made
as all the hurdles were knocked dow
but one.
Event No. 15.-440 yards hsndica
was won by A. W. 8. Coohrane, N. Y
A. O.. in So seconds. W. 9. Whitt
- same club, second.
Event No. l6 Running high jump
kWarren Club. was won by q II. Lo
OK land, 4 feet 81 inches. j. I. Hudson
10 second.
On Event No. 17,-Was one mile wall
70. scratch race. Won by Benjamin
70, Spence, Warren Club,in 8 minutes 26
e. 8 seconds. e. +. VsnStavoren Of th
Athletic Club OF schuylkill NavI
second.
/ Event No. Is Two mile bicycle rae
J, handicap, was won by b. Frank MI
Daniel in 6.45, II, b. 6warz. second.
thing that occurred to mar the harmon
|. OF the day. Mcdaniel by misiske ws
allowed SO seconds start instead Of 2
as on programme. The others starte,
. nearly as they pleased. A friend o
SwArrz In order to give him q goo
start pushed his wheel and threw hiI
n from his machine. Swaltz being th
scratch man, WAS nearly overtaken b.
the man who started first before be ha
remounted. Swartz once on his ms
chine again began to lower leads unt
ono after another be had passed sh bu
Mcdaniel. On the last lap run b
rs passed Mcdaniel and came In fes
yards ahead
A dispute then arose. Mcdaniel
friends claiming that he had rode
laps instead OF 10 One OF the jndee
said that 10 laps we're run, while th
other two said IL. swartz said that hA
he known that ten laps bad been cove
ed. he would have passed Mcdaniel o
the 10th lap. Many were In favor
having the race run over again. Anon
e them was Swartz The race was award
.oi ed 10 Mcdaniel.
The field cffioers were, judges, w. w
Lobdell, A. T. Calhoun and W. M. X
Willismson; measurers, W. A. Kiu
mey. < III. Pomeroy and N. X. Berto
iette; starter, W. g Kur,z; time keeperl
- Heyvood Oonant, William Pierson an
James Wildinr; clerk of course, A, j
Niedeamaier; assistants. j. 81. shiple
, and @. T. Hepbron; SCORERS, 8. A. Bo,
and u. 8. Kurtz G. Y. Gilbert, OF 10
N. Y. A. O., acted as Judge of walking
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